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  TimALoftis

  July 3, 2006, 9:13 p.m.

  I like the thought of a July 4th takeoff...wish it was at night.
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  John Quinn

  July 3, 2006, 10:39 p.m.

  I am confident that NASA would not OK flight if crack in foam poised a danger. God's speed for a safe journey.
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  RaviBemis2

  July 3, 2006, 11:29 p.m.
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  buddy2rice

  July 3, 2006, 11:47 p.m.

  Lets hope and pray it works.
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  TomBiro

  July 4, 2006, 12:13 a.m.

  I'm very happy that it's going to be on the 4th of July, I think it's very cool, actually. However, it's not one of those things that would be a positive on our holiday of independence, should there be a problem.
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  jjdentusa

  July 4, 2006, 12:20 a.m.
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  staar

  July 4, 2006, 6:21 a.m.

  Not real happy about the space program..I think we should put our well needed money into something on Earth..Global warming comes to mind!!!
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  Dossy

  July 4, 2006, 11:08 a.m.

  Slashdot: NASA Finds 4-5" Crack in Shuttle Insulation

  Sounds like we might get treated to a multi-billion-dollar fireworks display for the 4th of July, this year.
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  Snake Oil Sam

  July 4, 2006, 11:09 a.m.

  Just a small insulation problem on the liquid oxygen fuel line! Everything looks good here boss. We think that this is not a very big problem.

  Name some things that go KA_BOOM on Independence Day.
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  Dossy

  July 4, 2006, 11:10 a.m.

  Hm. Looks like HTML gets scrubbed (my link got eaten, just the link text remained) and I can't edit or delete my own comments. Lets try this again:

  Slashdot: NASA Finds 4-5" Crack in Shuttle Insulation

  http://sci...

  Sounds like we might get treated to a multi-billion-dollar fireworks display for the 4th of July, this year.
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  vagredajr

  July 4, 2006, 1:42 p.m.

  My dad sat and watched 2001: A Space Odyssey in the theater, as a boy growing up in South America, at the precise moment the USA launched into space on a mission to the moon.

  It's been only a couple of generations, and we really expect the flights to be perfect? Have you seen the close-ups of the main fuel tank? It's ugly. An engineering marvel from a generation ago, but dated and low-budget today.

  Where's the Jonathan Ive or Starck-designed shuttle of today? Frankly, we still think of going into space as a folly. Collectively, our nation doesn't buy into it. That is very sad.

  Not to say the people at NASA aren't kicking it old school. Because they DO rock. Just consider that our program is still unbelievably primitive. So don't expect a Corvair from the used lot to be 100% safe, OK?

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